Regulators are directed to avoid reputation risk, identify banks that have engaged in unlawful debanking, and take appropriate remedial actions.

By Marc P. Berger, Betty M. Huber, Arthur S. Long, Benjamin Naftalis, Parag Patel, Stephen P. Wink, Douglas K. Yatter, Pia Naib, and Deric Behar

On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans” (the Order). The Order, described further in an accompanying fact

Under its new acting chairman appointed by President Trump, the FDIC charges ahead with its new agenda by rolling back key Biden-era regulatory efforts.

By Arthur S. Long, Pia Naib, and Deric Behar

On March 3, 2025, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that its Board of Directors1 voted to rescind the agency’s 2024 Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions and withdraw four other Biden-era proposals.

The sweeping purge effectuates Acting Chairman Travis Hill’s top

The FDIC seeks to stick to its statutory mandate while reducing impediments to fintech, innovation, mergers, bank formation, and efficient supervision.

By Arthur S. Long, Pia Naib, and Deric Behar

Just one day after being named acting chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Travis Hill revealed an agenda of priorities for the FDIC. Hill previewed many of the priorities during his January 10, 2025, remarks on FDIC policy issues at the American Bar Association (ABA), where